The Fender Special Edition Standard Stratocaster electric guitar is a modified version of a Standard Series Strat featuring custom upgraded appointments such as a tinted and gloss finished vintage-style maple neck, classic 50' spaghetti logo, aged white plastic parts, a black/white/black three-ply pickguard and three classic Fender single-coil pickups. Other features include an alder body, 21-fret 9.5" radius fingerboard, and a classic Fender Synchronized Tremolo. Case sold separately.

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This is a great MIM Stratocaster. This FSR with black body and black pick guard looks really sharp. I get ton's of compliments on it! Plays great, holds tune. Very happy with...Read complete review

This is a great MIM Stratocaster. This FSR with black body and black pick guard looks really sharp. I get ton's of compliments on it! Plays great, holds tune. Very happy with it!

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Falls Short for a Special Addition Pickups Anyone??

I love when Fender does offers special addtions, but this one simply cosmectics (things you could do your self to a Mexican Standard frankly???...over and over again the cheap pickup...Read complete review

I love when Fender does offers special addtions, but this one simply cosmectics (things you could do your self to a Mexican Standard frankly???...over and over again the cheap pickup choices, kill these guitars as a whole. How much more $$ can it cost to put even a stock set of USA alnicos in this guitar? so you can play it stock, without having to mod it right out of the box?

The ceramics are OK, but really lack detail and power imho, muddy, etc. Fender do a limited edition, but put decent pickups in the guitar not just some colored knobs and pickguard?

I love when Fender does offers special addtions, but this one simply cosmectics (things you could do your self to a Mexican Standard frankly???...over and over again the cheap pickup choices, kill these guitars as a whole. How much more $$ can it cost to put even a stock set of USA alnicos in this guitar? so you can play it stock, without having to mod it right out of the box?

The ceramics are OK, but really lack detail and power imho, muddy, etc. Fender do a limited edition, but put decent pickups in the guitar not just some colored knobs and pickguard?

Read all reviews before purchasing. I never owned a Mexican Fender product previously. Great neck, good finish. Reviews warned of "thin" sounding ceramic pickups. That would be a understatement. I am replacing the entire assembly with a set of fender custom shop Texas specials. The only downfall was Musicians Friends lack of properly boxing up this for shipping. They put the UPS shipping label directly on the factory Fender box that offered minimal protection. The box delivered to my door was smashed in on the bottom, first thoughts were to return this package because it had to be damaged. I decided to open it & check the guitar out. It was fine. A true Christmas miracle!

While having a couple of nice added appointments, this is nothing much more than your stock MIM Strat you can buy Demo/New/mint/used for three fifty, I mean it costs nothing really for Fender to change a pick guard or pickup cover? ( but they still ship these with the cheap/poor ceramics), yeah the neck has some tint to it, so?...do yourself a favor and just buy a MIM stan strat, and then use the extra money to buy some decent pickups. 57/62 vintage PU set or something better...

This is a well made great sounding guitar period ! For the money, it is an exceptional value. The neck feels comfy and fast, pickups sound great, fit and finish top notch. Don't get hung up on its MIM birthplace, it's a winner. Even though I love it "stock", I bought it as a platform to make an economical David Gilmour "Black Strat" copy. Perfect start.

This is one of my "bucket list" items of a lifetime, to own a Fender Stratocaster! I have been playing guitar since I was 12 years old...49 years later I get my dream electric guitar! Yes it's the Mexican version but that's okay with me! I got it on sale so I'm happy!

I had a Ibanez Artcore and a Epiphone Les Paul, but this Fender MIM Strat is a killer! The neck is amazing, with a high-end finish (different from standard). Very comfortable and fun to play. I replaced the pickups and the tuner and I have a amazing guitar now! If you are looking for a versatile guitar, this is the best for the price IMO.

Wow! What an amazing guitar.It is based on the Mexican Standard Strat. It has the same alder body and the same maple neck, but there are several important differences.The FSR Black Strat is also made in Mexico with the same high quality as any other MIM Fender, Jackson or Charvel. The neck is a beautiful one piece maple and it comes with a special gloss urethane finish like the 50's classic series and the same C shape of the 60's classic series, which is very comfortable and easy to play. Frets are perfect and the set up of the neck was perfect as well. The retro Fender 50's logo on the headstock gives this guitar a very unique look.The black pickguard on top of the black finish is a very cool custom appointment usually seen on artists models. Along with the aged white plastics, the whole piece looks amazing!Now, pickups and bridge. There is very little to no information about these pups on line. And certainly are not the same as the MIM standard. These pickups have staggered poles just like the 50's and 60's classic series. The sound is nice and warm with relative low output, so I won't be surprised if this guitar comes with the same Alnico pickups as the Classic Series. The set up of the pickups was very nice, however I had to rise the bridge pickup about 2 mm to get the best of it.Overall it is a beautiful Strat and it is a Special Edition for a reason. It sounds amazingly good, the neck feels great and it is a beautiful looking guitar. Even though it comes with the same appointments of the Classic series and the Standard Strat, it is a guitar of its own. Classic series goes for about 800 brand new, this bad boy cost the same as a Standard and gives you a lot more Strat!If you are thinking about getting a Standard Strat or a Classic Series but 800 seems to be too much, buy this guitar! You'll be very happy you did.

I have a number of high end guitars and 20 years playing experience. However, this is my first Stratocaster and I am very impressed with the quality of the build and components. Pros:I was questioning the pickups but they really do sound good. Very authentic strat sound.The fretwork is real good (not the best but no need for filing). Finish is real nice. Note that the back of the neck is a gloss finish.Love the look on this special series guitar.Tremolo and tuners are good enough to handle a fair amount of abuse.Cons:The setup was ok but needed work on the trem adjustments, intonation, pickup height, and action. Neck was straight though.The tip on the whammy bar is white and does not match the off white color of the pickups and tone/volume knobs. No biggie.The guitar came with 3 trem springs installed and no extra springs if you want to add more.

The build and materials used in this mexican strat are signifigantly better than a regular mexican fender standard strat. The pickups (PUPS) and electronics are typical mexican caca and should be tossed.

The PUPS are the type with the poles surrounded by two bar magnets. They sound 'ok' but 'ok' ain't 'ok' for me.This guitar has potential to scream, the neck is gorgeous, with quilted beautiful maple neck.

I also used this as a 'Gilmour' build. I rewired everything and replaced all the electronics. No-load 250k tone pots, 250k vol pot, GFS Vintage '59 pickups Texas wound(they sound great I was really impressed - first set i've ever bought - i've had lindy fralins, lollar, seymour duncans, fender texas specials, in my other fenders and the GFS hold their own with all if not better).

I shielded the guitar in copper and also added a switch to make it a 7-sound strat so i can play neck and bridge together in parallel (awesome) and also all three PUPS at once.

I decided to replace the saddles with standard graph tech saddles (not the metal ones). I have always been hesistant to get graph tech saddles because i perceived that a non-metal saddle would be a tone suck. Nope sounds great. I think any 'mellow-ness' or 'darkness' that may be added by the graoh tech saddles actually helps with the brightness caused by the no-load pots. I will probably replace the nut with bone or brass.

This is my first Fender Stratocaster and I am happy I got this model, it is unique and great for the price! The guitar came packed pretty well, but it doesn't come with a gig bag through. The neck is really great, with the tinted gloss finish and 50's style logo. The electronics are also very solid and work as they should, the pickups could be slightly better, but for the price they are decent! I love this guitar and would buy it again!

I JUST BOUGHT 6 STRATS ALL AMERICAN 2017'S AND THIS GUITAR, I'M SENDING ALL THE AMERICANS BACK AND BUYING ONLY MEXICAN STRATS MIM NOW, BEST GUITAR I HAVE EVER PLAYED, EXCEPT FOR MY 57 STRAT! DAM GOOD GUITAR, ANYONE SAYS DIFFERENT, DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO SET UP A STRAT, OR HAS A BAD AMP OR NO PEDALS, MANY THINGS I MIGHT BE BUT A LIAR IS NOT ONE OF THEM, GOD BLESS JOEY CASH!!!

Great guitar that looks and plays nice, but don't expect it to sing right out of the box. It's a good start to upgrade on. I replaced the pick ups and tuners immediately. (the dimarzio tonezone S sounds killer in the bridge position). If you are looking for a stratocaster, but figure you will want to replace stock parts anyway, I would recommend this guitar.

Wonderful guitar.It plays great.I got an "open box" that had as far I can see,one scratch next to the bridge,bass side.....& it's not terribly noticeable.Took me a while to catch it.To me,playability means more that whether of not there's a scratch or dent.I got an "open box" & it saved me quite a bit over the regular price.With the money I saved,I invested in a loaded/pre-wired Gold Lace Sensor "Clapton" pickguard.To be honest,it plays as well & sounds as good as the Clapton Signature Strat I lost a few years ago.Alder,Maple(with some nice flame) & Clapton wiring,I'm a happy picker!

This MIM stratocaster just feels and plays like the big boys, construction is solid, looks awesome and sound is pretty great. I got it on sale so I'm extra happy with the deal I got and this has become my favorite guitar. Maybe I'll change pups for noiseless ones but I'm not in a hurry cuz this guitar sounds great right out of the box

This is nothing short of a fantastic guitar. The craftsmanship is noticeably better than any Squier or other of brand available and is well worth the money. My only complaint so far is that the wammy bar is so close to the pickguard that you can't get it past the cable. Not a huge issue since most leave the bar off altogether.